According to Sean McAdam of CSN New England, the Red Sox have named right-hander Clay Buchholz as their Opening Day starter. Rick Porcello will follow him and then the rest is to be determined.
Buchholz has had a very up and down career, posting a 1.74 ERA across 16 starts in 2013 but then a 5.34 ERA across 28 starts in 2014. Boston needs him to pitch like an ace in 2015 because a rotation that goes Buchholz, Porcello and then probably Wade Miley, Justin Masterson, and Joe Kelly isn’t all that impressive.
